FY26 PDS Notice of Funding Opportunity – Countering Violence Against Christians and Other Ethnic/Religious Groups in Nigeria

Key Facts

Status: Forecasted

Posted date: April 8, 2026

Archive date: July 8, 2026

Close date: June 8, 2026

Opportunity ID: 361709

Opportunity number: PDS-NOFO-FY26-01

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: U.S. Mission to Nigeria

Agency code: DOS-NGA

Award floor: $75,000

Award ceiling: $100,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Other
Eligible Applicants
  • Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
  • Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
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  • eligible_applicants:nonprofits_that_do_not_have_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
  • eligible_applicants:public_and_state_controlled_institutions_of_higher_education
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  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:forecasted
Description

The U.S. Department of State’s U.S. Embassy Abuja Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) announces this limited competition call for organizations to submit applications to implement programming that directly aligns and addresses the U.S. Government’s designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular concern (CPC). The funding goal is to counter violence against Christians and other ethnic/religious groups through inter-community-based interventions. Similarly, strengthening relationships between communities and governments on issues that exacerbate violent extremism, particularly against Christians and other ethnic/religious communities in North-Central states of Nigeria. The administration’s America First approach ensures that U.S. taxpayer resources are directed toward interventions that deliver measurable results, advance U.S. security interests, and uphold the fundamental right to religious freedom. By supporting these types of projects, the United States is positioning itself as the partner of choice – i.e., making American stronger – for reducing violence in Nigeria, which threatens U.S. commercial interests in the country.

FY26 PDS Notice of Funding Opportunity – Countering Violence Against Christians and Other Ethnic/Religious Groups in Nigeria
The U.S. Department of State’s U.S. Embassy Abuja Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) announces this limited competition call for organizations to submit applications to implement programming that directly aligns and addresses the U.S. Government’s designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular concern (CPC). The funding goal is to counter violence against Christians and other ethnic/religious groups through inter-community-based interventions. Similarly, strengthening relationships between communities and governments on issues that exacerbate violent extremism, particularly against Christians and other ethnic/religious communities in North-Central states of Nigeria. The administration’s America First approach ensures that U.S. taxpayer resources are directed toward interventions that deliver measurable results, advance U.S. security interests, and uphold the fundamental right to religious freedom. By supporting these types of projects, the United States is positioning itself as the partner of choice – i.e., making American stronger – for reducing violence in Nigeria, which threatens U.S. commercial interests in the country.
[Forecasted] FY26 PDS Notice of Funding Opportunity – Countering Violence Against Christians and Other Ethnic/Religious Groups in Nigeria
Forecasted
U.S. Mission to Nigeria
Other
Grant
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
2026-04-08